02491cam a2200421 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024020001500065027002100080035002000101037001100121040001900132043001200151050002100163100003600184245009900220264003700319300005200356336002600408337002600434337002800460338003600488338002700524490004800551502004900599504004100648520101200689530005801701588004701759650001801806650003601824651003601860710002201896710002601918830004901944856005701993999001902050rnd000000000056286RAND920427s1991    cauab    b    000 0 eng d  a0833019686  aRAND/N-3328-RGSD  a(Sirsi) a271062  c$50.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  an-us--- 4aUG632b.H36 19911 aHarshberger, Edward R.eauthor.10aLong-range conventional missiles :bissues for near-term development /cEdward R. Harshberger. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1991.  axxix, 214 pages :billustrations, maps ;c28 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier1 aA RAND Graduate School dissertation ;v3328  aThesis (Ph. D.)--RAND Graduate School, 1991.  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aThis Note addresses near-term development issues for an emerging class of weapons--long-range conventional missiles (LRCMs), defined as missiles capable of attacking targets with conventional (nonnuclear) munitions at ranges in excess of 500 kilometers. The author identifies useful roles for the LRCM and determines that technologies beyond those of the Tomahawk are both necessary and available. He recommends that the Navy focus its near-term development on an upgraded Tomahawk Block IV, while the Air Force moves toward a new LRCM design. He finds that LRCMs are fiscally affordable, and arms control regimes are being developed that address their political costs. However, institutional concerns may be the major stumbling block to LRCM development. Data and support systems needed for operating LRCMs are not currently available and will require institutional changes in the services and the intelligence community. The author makes recommendations for future technology and support policy decisions.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aArms control. 0aGuided missileszUnited States. 0aUnited StatesxMilitary policy.2 aRand Corporation.2 aRand Graduate School. 0aDissertation (Rand Graduate School) ;v3328.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3328/  c598748d598748